Mediterranean Tuna and Caper Salad
Do you want your tuna to pop with flavor? Mix up some balsamic vinegar, oregano, and black pepper to make this salad a show stopper.
START TO FINISH: 25 minutes
MAKES: 4 servings
Ingredients:
2 roma tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons capers, drained
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed, or 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Dash freshly ground black pepper
6 cups packaged European-style torn mixed salad greens
2 6-ounce cans chunk white tuna (packed in water), drained and broken into chunks
1 cup canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
1 cup fresh green beans, blanched*
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, quartered
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
Directions:
1. In a small bowl combine tomatoes, capers, 2 tablespoons oil, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, oregano, kosher salt, and pepper; set aside.
2. On 4 serving plates, arrange torn salad greens, tuna chunks, garbanzo beans, green beans, olives, and tomato mixture. Drizzle the 4 teaspoons oil and the 4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar evenly over salads.